Ed Matthew
@edmatthew.bsky.social
UK Programme Director for independent climate change think tank E3G
Because you are not listening. You think that electricity would be cheaper if we were more dependent on gas. That is not true.
November 3, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Because you are not listening. You think that electricity would be cheaper if we were more dependent on gas. That is not true.
What this analysis shows is that electricity bills would have been higher if it wasn’t for offshore wind. If you care about bills then you should be happy to see this. It also cuts carbon and if the world doesn’t go carbon free then economies will tank. Do you want that for future generations?
November 1, 2025 at 3:54 PM
What this analysis shows is that electricity bills would have been higher if it wasn’t for offshore wind. If you care about bills then you should be happy to see this. It also cuts carbon and if the world doesn’t go carbon free then economies will tank. Do you want that for future generations?
Do you really think replacing wind with gas would have led to cheaper electricity bills? Did you notice what just happened to gas prices following Russian invasion of Ukraine? it has cost households thousands
November 1, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Do you really think replacing wind with gas would have led to cheaper electricity bills? Did you notice what just happened to gas prices following Russian invasion of Ukraine? it has cost households thousands
Yes money saved compared to what bills would have been if we had used gas instead. This is a good news story - using sustainable British energy sources which generate cheaper power than using gas. But I doubt those being used by the fossil fuel industry to further their profits will want to admit it
October 28, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Yes money saved compared to what bills would have been if we had used gas instead. This is a good news story - using sustainable British energy sources which generate cheaper power than using gas. But I doubt those being used by the fossil fuel industry to further their profits will want to admit it
It doesn’t. Most of the potential savings come from helping households with heat pumps to access electricity when it is cheap. Making sure they are installed to a high standard of efficiency also provides big savings. Getting off gas will also save money. Some levies can be paid for my exchequer
August 28, 2025 at 12:03 PM
It doesn’t. Most of the potential savings come from helping households with heat pumps to access electricity when it is cheap. Making sure they are installed to a high standard of efficiency also provides big savings. Getting off gas will also save money. Some levies can be paid for my exchequer
All you need to know is that it has now been easily weaponised by those trying to undermine climate action. This means at very least they got their narrative very badly wrong and it has backfired. Either that or they were deliberately trying to offer a gift horse to Farage - I hope not
April 30, 2025 at 1:33 PM
All you need to know is that it has now been easily weaponised by those trying to undermine climate action. This means at very least they got their narrative very badly wrong and it has backfired. Either that or they were deliberately trying to offer a gift horse to Farage - I hope not